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Bear Caves and Mount Seneca Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
New York

Bear Caves and Mount Seneca Trail

Steamburg, New York

4.2 mi

Distance

1,414 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 4m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Bear Caves and Mount Seneca Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:460 ft
Max:649 ft
Gain:431 ft
Loss:431 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 460 ft and 649 ft across 4.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.460 ft523 ft586 ft649 ft0.0 mi1.1 mi2.1 mi3.2 mi4.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi499 ft
High point1.2 mi649 ft
End4.2 mi499 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
University of Pittsburgh Bradford, PA · about 8 mi away
County:
Cattaraugus County, NY

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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